Supply Chain & Procurement Architect

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AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

A Supply Chain and Procurement Architect is a Senior-Level IT professional responsible for establishing and driving the technology strategy and vision that enables optimized Supply Chain and Procurement processes. This role focuses on developing comprehensive technology roadmaps, evaluating and selecting appropriate technologies, and ensuring alignment of IT capabilities with business objectives. This Senior IT leader role brings deep technical expertise and a holistic, long-term outlook on technology, proactively addressing challenges and leveraging opportunities to deliver business value within Supply Chain and Procurement functions. 

Responsibilities: 

• Develop and communicate a clear technology vision and strategy for Supply Chain and Procurement, aligned with business goals. 

• Create and maintain technology roadmaps supporting supply chain and procurement transformation. 

• Evaluate and select appropriate supply chain and procurement systems, platforms, and integration technologies. 

• Design conceptual and logical system architectures that effectively address complex business requirements for supply and procurement processes. 

• Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to develop, align, and sustain the technology vision and its supporting roadmaps. 

• Ensure IT governance, compliance, and security best practices are applied within the architectural domain. 

• Develop and maintain business and technology capability models for Supply Chain and Procurement. 

• Identify and define system interfaces, capability requirements, and continuous improvement opportunities. 

• Review designs and support the Solution Lifecycle (SLC) process, ensuring architectural standards are met. 

• Mentor and coach team members, fostering knowledge sharing and skill development across the Supply Chain and Procurement technology community. 

• Guide and advocate for current architectural standards, guidelines, and trends across Business Technology Solutions (BTS) and the broader organization. 

• Communicate complex technical solutions in a clear and accessible manner to engineers, analysts, and business leaders. 

• Bachelor's degree + 10 years’ experience, Master’s Degree + 9 years’ experience or PhD with 5 years’ experience in computer science or related field. 
• Industry & Supply Chain and Procurement experience, with a focus across various Supply Chain and Procurement modules.  

• Experience leading large-scale, complex Supply Chain and Procurement Transformations (Ex: Upgrades, Migrations, Implementations, etc.) 

• Strong proficiency in Supply Chain and Procurement and Emerging Technologies relevant to development technology experience. 

• Proven experience as a Supply Chain and Procurement architect.  

• Demonstrated strong partnership & collaboration skills managing internal & external stakeholders. 

• Demonstrated high level of business understanding & financial acumen. 

• Proven experience presenting & communicating (both written & verbal) with Sr/Executive Leadership.   

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​

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AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 

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